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Châlons-en-Champagne (French pronunciation:[ʃɑlɔ̃ɑ̃ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is a city in theGrand Est region ofFrance. It is the capital of thedepartment ofMarne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city ofReims.
Formerly calledChâlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed in 1995.[3] It should not be confused with the Burgundian town ofChalon-sur-Saône.
The city was a Gallic and later a Gallo-Roman settlement known in Latin asCatalaunum, taking its name from theCatalauni, aBelgic tribe dwelling in the region of modernChampagne.[4]
Saint Etienne's cathedral, including parts of the first Romanesque cathedral built in the 12th century. Nevertheless, it was mainly rebuilt in Gothic style. The west façade (in Baroque style) and two close spans were added in the 17th century.
Notre-Dame-en-Vaux church, part of the UNESCO World Heritage. Built between 1157 and 1217, the collegiate church had a cloister and was a place of pilgrimage in the 12th century, andMuseum du Cloitre de Notre-Dame-en-Vaux 12th century.
Saint-Alpin, possibly the oldest church of the city. It was rebuilt around 1170 in a Gothic style, but still marked by the Romanesque style.
Hôtel de Ville (city hall): It has a façade representative of the neo-classic period of the end of the 18th century. The steps of the building are protected by four stone lions.
Porte Sainte-Croix (Sainte-Croix Gate), previously called Porte Dauphine, this gate was one of the entries into the city. It was dedicated toMarie Antoinette when she came via Châlons on her way to Paris to marry the future kingLouis XVI.
La Dernière Relève ("The Last Relief"), a war memorial next to the cathedral, with group of bronzes by French sculptorGaston Broquet.
Ancien Hotel des Intendants de Champagne (eighteenth century), today home to the Prefecture of the Champagne-Ardenne region and Prefecture of the Marne.
Le Cirque, the old town circus, completed in 1899, is sheltering the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (CNAC).
Châlons is also served by an international airport devoted to shipping (Châlons Vatry Airport[1]), with an average of 16,0000 tons of freight passing through each year.
Local transportation is provided bySITAC BUS buses.
Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM), a national engineering graduate school. This teaching and research center was established in 1806. Students can attend courses focused on mechanical and industrial engineering.
Centre national des arts du cirque (CNAC), which is a Circus Arts Learning Centre created in 1985. Each year about twenty students learn all the disciplines of modern circus arts.
Institut Universitaire Technologique (IUT) of Reims, Châlons, Charleville, a branch of the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA)
Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres (IUFM), a branch of the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA)
TheCamp de Mourmelon (formerly known asCamp de Châlons) is a military camp of circa 10,000 hectares located nearMourmelon-le-Grand 22 kilometres (14 miles) north. It was created at the behest ofNapoleon III and opened 30 August 1857 during theSecond French Empire.
The initial purpose was simply for practising military manoeuvres, but it quickly turned into a showcase of the French Imperial Army, a theatrical propaganda display, where French citizens could meet the army and watch parades. Each year the camp was transformed into a town of tents and wooden chalets.[10]
The camp survived the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, but changed into a training camp and a departure point for troops engaging in overseas operations.
The camp is used for military manoeuvres, and cavalry training, along with the neighbouring, 2,500 hectare,Camp de Moronvillers. Firing of live ordnance (rockets, missiles) is prohibited.
^"Jumelages Châlons-en-Champagne".jumelages-chalons.pagesperso-orange.fr (in French). Châlons-en-Champagne. Retrieved20 November 2019.
^The Bonapartes in Châlons en Champagne, by Jean-Paul Barbier and Michel Bursaux, Marnaises Studies, SACSAM, 2009.
^Joe cool83260 (24 October 2020).Snoopy the flying ace. Retrieved16 August 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Sign reading: "Chalons-sur-Marne" can be seen in the frame at 2:17 in the video.)
Mark W. Konnert,Civic Agendas and Religious Passion: Châlons-sur-Marne during the French wars of religion, 1560–1594 (Kirksville, MO, Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, 1997) (Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies, 35).
Jean-Paul Barbier and Michel Bursaux,The Bonapartes in Châlons en Champagne (Les Bonaparte à Châlons en Champagne), Marnaise Studies (Etudes Marnaises), SACSAM, 2009.
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